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Q and A’s regarding the Chesham Building Society Solicitor Panel
My financial adviser has informed me that I have to pay Chesham Building Society fees if I use my own solicitor. How efficient are the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel solicitors? I'm happy to use any solicitor in the country TBH provided that they are good and reasonably priced. Would you recommend a specific law firm on the Chesham Building Society panel?
Chesham Building Society’s conveyancing panel is pretty large so your best bet is just to check with the firms you are getting quotes from that they are on the panel. You can search by postcode on the search tool on this site to find solicitors that Chesham Building Society will allow to act for them.
My conveyancer is asking me for proof of ID documents asserting that this is part of his legal duty as a conveyancer on the Chesham Building Society Solicitor panel. Is this right?
Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offense if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage with Chesham Building Society your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy Chesham Building Society
I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Liverpool who is on the Chesham Building Society solicitor. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Chesham Building Society . We don’t recommend any particular firm.
I am purchasing a terraced house and getting a mortgage with Chesham Building Society. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing you will have to appoint a solicitor on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to made in you doing to conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel in your location.
Do conveyancing lawyers on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel work on a no sale no fee basis?
On the whole there are no requirements by lenders for their firms to operate on a no-sale-no-fee basis. There a small number of lenders who operate a very restricted conveyancing panel managed by a third party company (often termed in the industry as a ‘gatekeeper’). That third party may impose certain conditions such as non-sale-no fee on the panel firms. If you require this as a condition of your conveyancing then you should check with the conveyancing firm that this is part of their service
The for formalities of my remortgage has taken place with a mortgage from Chesham Building Society. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about Chesham Building Society. How do I make a complaint?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the Chesham Building Society branches or the Customer Services Team at Chesham Building Society head office. In most cases complaints to Chesham Building Society are sorted out effectively and efficiently. If you feel that the matter is not resolved you can write to the
Financial Ombudsman Service who will take matters further.
My husband and I are remortgaging a penthouse in Hendon. Conveyancing solicitors in Hendon need to beinstructed. My motherrecommended that we check that the conveyancing practitioner in Hendon is on the Chesham Building Society list of approved conveyancing firms. Aren't all lawyers on the Chesham Building Society panel?
It is not that case that all Hendon conveyancing practices are on the Chesham Building Society conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to find a Hendon conveyancing lawyer on the on the Chesham Building Society solicitors pane.